File #: 2021-0544   
Type: Contract Status: Passed
File created: 8/4/2021 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 10/28/2021 Final action: 10/28/2021
Title: CONSIDER: A. FINDING that authorization of the use of Public/Private Partnership (P3) will achieve the design, build, finance, and participation in oversight of Operation and Maintenance of solar photovoltaic (PV) power (commonly known as solar panels) generation system at the Maintenance and Storage Facility for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project (ESFV) pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242; and B. APPROVING a competitive solicitation of a P3 contract to achieve the proposed design, specific features and functions, and other qualifications in addition to price, pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242.
Sponsors: Construction Committee
Indexes: Board certification of Final EIS / EIR, Budget, Budgeting, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Design build, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Labor agreements, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Maintenance practices, Metro Busway G Line, Metrolink, Operations and Maintenance, Partnerships, Payment, Procurement, Professional Services, Project, Project delivery, Project management, Public private partnerships, Request For Proposal, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Solar energy, Solar power generation, Storage facilities, Strategic planning, Van Nuys
Related files: 2021-0700
Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 21, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:

A. FINDING that authorization of the use of Public/Private Partnership (P3) will achieve the design, build, finance, and participation in oversight of Operation and Maintenance of solar photovoltaic (PV) power (commonly known as solar panels) generation system at the Maintenance and Storage Facility for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project (ESFV) pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242; and

B. APPROVING a competitive solicitation of a P3 contract to achieve the proposed design, specific features and functions, and other qualifications in addition to price, pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242.

Issue
ISSUE

Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242, staff is requesting Board approval to use a P3 method as an alternative delivery project method to design, build and finance a solar panel system at the Maintenance Facility for the ESFV Project. Upon determination of the qualified firm, staff will return to the Board with a recommended selection for approval.

Background
BACKGROUND

The ESFV Project is a light rail system that will extend north from the Van Nuys Metro G-Line, previously known as the Metro Orange Line, station to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station, a total of 9.2 miles with 14 at-grade stations. The Metro Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Report on December 3, 2020. The Project achieved Record of Decision on January 29, 2021. The Project is currently finalizing the preliminary engineering design, with street improvements and guideway design advanced to 60 percent and all other design elements (stations, maintenance/storage facility and systems) to 30 percent. Final design for select advanced utility relocations is also being advanced.
The Project includes a Maintenance and ...

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